Promoting the work and advancing the role of women in the news media across the globe is critical to transparency and a diversity of voices.

The Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists, the first funding initiative of its kind, enables the IWMF to dramatically expand its support of women journalists. Established with a $4 million gift from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the Fund will support projects including educational opportunities, investigative reporting and media development initiatives.

Funding rounds will open for applications two times each year; applications take approximately 8 weeks to process. Applicants may apply for concurrently for Reporting Grants for Women’s Stories and the Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists.

The first round of funding for 2018 will be open for online
applications from January 23, 2018 - March 9, 2018 11:59 pm EST.

The fund was designed to help women journalists by providing grantees support to:

Woman-identifying journalists from anywhere in the world are eligible to apply.

Professional Journalism must be the applicant’s primary profession.

Applicants must have three or more years of professional journalism experience.

Teams of journalists may apply, however the submission must be
from a woman journalist and her team must include at least 50% women.

Please
note: All answers and documents must be in English. Due to the high
volume of applications we cannot answer questions by phone. Please
review the application guide and frequently asked questions on our
website prior to beginning this application.

All application materials
are due via the online system before March 9, 2018 at 11:59 PM Eastern time.

Letters of support or
recommendation will not be accepted with the initial submission.

The IWMF seeks qualified experts to review applications for
our portfolio of programs. We receive
thousands of applications each year for our unique funding opportunities for
women reporters around the world; in 2017 we plan to award more than $300,000
in small grants in addition to fellowships in East Africa and Latin America.

You can support the IWMF’s
mission by volunteering to help us select potential fellows and grantees with just a few hours each month. All you need is an Internet connection and a
passion for supporting the next generation of media leaders.

Ideal
reviewers are journalists, academics, and/or professionals with an interest in
supporting gender equity in the news media. Reviewers will be responsible for
evaluating applications based on set guidelines and will review batches of
approximately 30 applications per cycle on a rolling basis throughout the year.
We are seeking reviewers for the IWMF’s programs including the
Howard G. Buffett Fund
for Women Journalists, the Reporting Grants for Women's Stories, the African
Great Lakes Reporting Initiative and the Latin America Reporting
Initiative, Adelante.

The ACOS Alliance is an unprecedented coalition of news organizations, freelance journalist associations and press freedom organizations working together to champion safe and responsible journalistic practices for freelance and local journalists worldwide. The Alliance facilitates collaborative initiatives to improve the safety of journalists exposed to danger.

Over the last year, ACOS has brought together news organizations and NGOs around joined safety training activities, helping more than 150 freelance and local journalists to gain access to safety training. This Standard Application Form aims at building a database of freelance journalists in need of safety training. The form helps us to reach out to individual freelancers when relevant opportunities for safety training arise, and to coordinate a response to current needs in partnership with news organizations and NGOs.

Please note the data collected through this form will be stored securely and the information will be accessible to relevant ACOS partners. Some of these partners have their own internal application procedures and in order to benefit from their financial support you may have to go though their internal application procedures. Completing this form does not guarantee a bursary.

The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship gives academic and
professional opportunities to women journalists committed to human rights and
social justice reporting. During this fellowship, the selected journalist will
have the chance to complete research and coursework at MIT’s Center for
International Studies and participate in internships with The Boston Globe and The
New York Times.

Eligibility Criteria:

Affiliated or freelance women journalists with
three (3) or more years of professional experience working full-time in news
media are eligible. Internships do not count toward professional experience.

Women journalists of all nationalities are
eligible.

Non-native English speakers must be proficient
in English in order to fully participate in and benefit from the program.

Accepting Applications:

February 6 - March, 20 2018 at 11:59 PM Eastern time

For any inquiries related to the 2018 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, please contact Claudia Gonzalez at cgonzalez@iwmf.org.

As part of Adelante, IWMF’s Latin America reporting initiative, a group of women journalists will travel to the U.S./Mexico border to report on Trade and its Human Impact from June 18 - 28, 2018. Reporting fellows will begin their trip in Mexico City, Mexico, where they will complete an orientation and comprehensive security training from June 13 - 17, 2018. Fellows will then depart for nine days of reporting based in Laredo and Eagle Pass, Texas with the opportunity for limited travel across the border. Fellows will have the opportunity to network with other journalists, report independently and collaboratively with their peers, and gain access to a variety of sources and sites related to their reporting.

The IWMF arranges travel and in-country logistics for all Fellows. The IWMF also covers fellowship-related costs within the framework of the reporting trip including travel, visa fees, lodging, meals and fixers/interpreters, unless a selected journalist’s news organization wishes to assume these costs. Fellows living outside the U.S. are responsible for procuring all necessary visas for which they will be reimbursed at the conclusion of the fellowship.

The feasibility of day trips outside the base location will be determined by IWMF security protocols and assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Eligibility Criteria

The reporting fellowship is open to individuals and/or teams of two (2) journalists. Both journalists must meet the eligibility criteria. Team members should submit individual applications and indicate their plans to work together.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Affiliated or freelance women journalists with three (3) or more years of professional experience working in news media. Internships do not count toward professional experience.

Women journalists of all nationalities are welcome to apply.

Non-native English speakers must have excellent written and verbal English skills in order to fully participate in and benefit from the program.

Applicant must be able to show proof of interest from an editor or have a proven track record of publication in prominent media outlets.

As part of Adelante, IWMF’s Latin America reporting initiative, a group of women journalists will travel to San Salvador, El Salvador to report on Rural Security and Development from June 18 - 28, 2018. Reporting fellows will begin their trip in Mexico City, Mexico, where they will complete comprehensive security training and an orientation from June 13 - 17, 2018. Fellows will then depart for nine days of reporting based in San Salvador, El Salvador where they will have the opportunity to network with other journalists, report independently and collaboratively with their peers, and gain access to a variety of sources and sites related to their reporting.

The IWMF arranges travel and in-country logistics for all Fellows. The IWMF also covers fellowship-related costs within the framework of the reporting trip including travel, visa fees, lodging, meals and fixers/interpreters, unless a selected journalist’s news organization wishes to assume these costs. Fellows living outside the U.S. are responsible for procuring all necessary visas for which they will be reimbursed at the conclusion of the fellowship.

The feasibility of day trips outside the base location will be determined by IWMF security protocols and assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Eligibility Criteria

The reporting fellowship is open to individuals and to teams of two (2) journalists. Both journalists must meet the eligibility criteria. Team members should submit individual applications and indicate their plans to work together.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Affiliated or freelance women journalists with three (3) or more years of professional experience working in news media. Internships do not count toward professional experience.

Women journalists of all nationalities are welcome to apply.

Non-native English speakers must have excellent written and verbal English skills in order to fully participate in and benefit from the program.

Applicant must be able to show proof of interest from an editor or have a proven track record of publication in prominent media outlets.